Where does “päällyslehti” come from?

päällyslehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

päällyslehti (Finnish): wrapper leaf, outer leaf

Definitions

  1. wrapper leaf, outer leaf

Ancestry of “päällyslehti”, step by step

päällyslehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →